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2. Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement: Extending the duration limit of Police safety orders [pdf, 667 KB]

   ...address the behaviour of the person subject to the PSO (the bound person) by removing them from the scene for up to five days • people at risk (victims) with time and space to seek support and consider any long-term safety arrangements (e.g. protection orders). The time it takes for victims to put in place safety arrangements following a family violence incident can exceed the duration limit of PSOs. The lack of safety arrangements following a PSO expiring puts victims at greater...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 137 Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd costs [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...of limiting their exposure to this risk. A claimant may avoid this risk by abstaining from taking legal proceedings; but a party who is sued has no such alternative. It follows that, in fairness, defendants must have the means of gaining some protection from costs by making offers to settle by in some way meeting the claim. Plaintiffs should also have protection where defendants decline reasonable settlement offers. [57] Then there are the “public” aspects of litigation. I...

4. EA v WSC2 LCRO 11 / 2011 (24 June 2011) [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...provisions where an Act does not adequately provide for a situation that should be provided for to enable the legislation to operate effectively. (d) This is an area of professional discipline, with the relevant legislation focusing on public protection and confidence regarding legal services. In that area the Tribunal should be cautious in allowing preliminary technical process issues, with no real bearing on the rights of the person charged or the substantive process followed, to p...

5. Coutts - Estate of James Pou (2008) 129 Whangarei MB 145 (129 WH 145) [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...MB 148 SMonk: Yes, he was just left behind and my uncle looked after him. Court: He raised him from what age? S Monk: About 3. Court: Right through his childhood? S Monk: Oh, off and on because between my uncle and his wife they both took care of him. They were both separated . R Potorata: ... and he'd go back to his ... Court: Did the mother of Trez ... ? R Potomta: He'd go back to his parents when he (sic) got out of jail. [13] Although Sharee Monk acknowledged Tr...

6. LCRO 106/2021 TH v QA (17 August 2021) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...Standards Committee decision dated 30 June 2021 at [10]. 5 [32] In deciding to take no further action on Mr TH’s complaint, the Committee held:3 (a) Mr QA was not Mr TH’s lawyer. (b) The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) have minimal application to the relationship between a lawyer and a third party, such as here. (c) Mr TH’s allegations about Mr QA’s are serious and concern a matter that has been brought before the...

7. [2021] NZIACDT 18 - CL v Khetarpal (10 August 2021) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...& [151]. 8 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee, above n 7, at [97], [101]–[102] & [112]. 8 General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Work within limits of knowledge and skills 8. A licensed immigration...

8. LCRO 32/2022 QP v ZH (28 March 2023) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...basis of other complaints: • Costs incurred for placing funds on term deposit and for preparing statements. Mr QP speculates that the funds may not have been placed on deposit. 3 • Potential breach of r 10.2 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules.1 • [Law firm K] was conflicted when it continued to act for Ms WO on her personal matters, including the purchase of another property. [Law firm K] response [13] [Law firm K] responded under the hand of two of its direct...

9. [2011] NZEmpC 49 Katz v Mana Coach Services Ltd [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...the Defendant Judgment: 25 May 2011 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD The issue [1] The issue in this case is whether the plaintiff is entitled to be indemnified by her employer for legal expenses she incurred in successfully defending a careless driving charge arising out of an accident occurring in the course of her employment. The end result of the criminal proceeding was that the plaintiff was discharged without conviction. The facts [2] The facts can be briefly stat...

10. Cressida Claire Mayson Saywood v Complaints Assessment Committee 409, Benjamin Cartwright & Theresa O'Sullivan [2017] NZREADT 55 [pdf, 473 KB]

    ...Cartwright’s attempt to minimise the effect of the RealSure report (as noted above at [2]) allayed any concerns Ms Saywood may have had in respect of defects at the property. In this respect, the CAC found that Mr Cartwright did not exercise skill, care and competence and effectively misled Ms Saywood in breach of Rule 5.1 and Rule 6.4 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules). The CAC also noted that although Mr Cartwright advised...